幅
hanging scroll, width
Readings
On'yomi
- フク
Kun'yomi
- はば
Meaning
幅 centers on the idea of lateral extent or a flat, spread-out surface: the width of something, or a hanging scroll that spreads across a wall.
Most common words using 幅
20 of 122- 幅はばN3
width; breadth
- 大幅おおはばN2
big; large; drastic; substantial
- 幅広いはばひろいN1
extensive; wide; broad
- 増幅ぞうふく
amplification
- 肩幅かたはば
shoulder width (breadth)
- 全幅ぜんぷく
full; wholehearted; utmost; all; every
- 幅広はばびろ
wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon); broad
- 振幅しんぷく
amplitude (of vibration)
- 幅員ふくいん
width (of a road, bridge, etc.)
- 歩幅ほはば
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
- 道幅みちはば
width of a road
- 走り幅跳びはしりはばとび
long jump
- 小幅こはば
small; narrow
- 拡幅かくふく
widening (of a road)
- 増幅器ぞうふくき
amplifier
- 川幅かわはば
width of a river
- 値幅ねはば
price range or fluctuation
- 幅跳びはばとび
long jump; broad jump
- 恰幅かっぷく
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
- 身幅みはば
width of a garment
Study
Etymology
幅 combines 巾 (cloth) with 畐, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of fullness or spreading out, suggesting a piece of cloth that extends in width.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 巾 is cloth, and the right side 畐 looks like a full container. Picture a bolt of cloth unrolled to its full width, like a hanging scroll spreading across a wall.
Reading mnemonic
For フク, imagine a wide hanging scroll with a picture of Mount Fuji (ふじ) on it: Fuji -> フク, and the scroll shows the mountain's full width.